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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room was Terry's body found by police?

2. How old was the little girl that was abducted and killed during the time Ressler was a boy?

3. An organized killer might have a certain family history, but it causes them to be more __________ than a disorganized killer.

4. What did one women report to police after the abduction of another newspaper boy?

5. What did Joubert want Ressler to give to him in order to enjoy those moments again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to many serial killers as they grow up in an isolated world?

2. What are some of the consistent similarities that Ressler finds among serial killers?

3. What does the case of John Joubert IV reveal about his drive to kill?

4. What is strange about the murder of the newspaper boy?

5. What was the difference that Ressler noticed in the murderer Richard Speck?

6. What does Ressler find about the profile of serial killers and how they feel about their crimes?

7. What did the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI study as a part of their role?

8. What were the details of the case that led Ressler, as a child, to become interested in crime solving?

9. What does Ressler feel a disorganized killer might use when they are going to commit a crime?

10. What is the question that Ressler wrestled with when talking to murderers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Since profiling is more of an art than a science, it has been dismissed by many in the past for not being helpful.

Part 1: Do you think profiling is a good way to catch criminals? Explain your reasoning.

Part 2: In what ways is profiling the best way to catch a killer?

Part 3: How do you think profiling has affected the way that law enforcement deals with criminals?

Essay Topic 2

For a time, it was difficult to communicate crime information between agencies, leading to slower case resolution.

Part 1: Why do you think inter-agency cooperation wasn't considered earlier?

Part 2: How do you think agencies communicate today?

Part 3: What might happen to a killer if there were no communication between agencies?

Essay Topic 3

Ressler notices in the case of the newspaper boy killings that the murderer sliced off skin to hide bite marks.

Part 1: Do you think that slicing away bite marks is the sign of an intelligent killer?

Part 2: How do you think Ressler was able to determine the slices were meant to hide evidence?

Part 3: Why do you think a person would try to remove evidence from a body, though this also creates evidence?

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